More math teachers sought

12:41 AM,
Jan. 25, 2014

Written by

Carolyn Click
| The State

Like the rest of the nation, South Carolina continues to face a shortage of math and science teachers in its public schools.

That's bad news for school districts struggling to fill middle and high school vacancies in key areas of algebra, geometry and calculus, and for employers seeking to fill jobs in math- and science-related fields.

But for soon-to-be-math education graduates like Martin Sims and Emmaline Harris? Let's just say they won't be bunking in their families' basements as they try to find jobs in a still-shaky economy. ...